The Mission of Psyche

About this poem

OF BEING AND BECOMING: The teleological mission of psyche is the eternal quest for wholeness, a lifelong journey that requires each individual to become increasingly conscious or more enlightened of his or her self as a uniquely created human being, beyond race, social status, gender, age, or culture, who is “made in the image of God.” This mission appears in several stages throughout our lives, and is a transformative, alchemical process which, from a theological spiritual perspective, is described as a process of becoming; of becoming “a new or whole person in Christ,” as scaffolded in the life and mission of Christ. This process is, of course, not without suffering, and may even require it in order to bring about the reconstruction of our human psyche. In humanistic psychology, it is understood as the path toward self-actualization and validation, with the rewards achieved being the resolution of common social, ideological, cultural, political, psychological, and spiritual conflicts encountered during the earthly journey. more »